informal <非正式>
usu. up front
1
- at the front; in front在前面：
he can play up front or in defence.
他可以突前进攻或者退守。
2
- (of a payment) in advance（报酬）预付, 先期地。
1
- bold, honest, and frank诚实坦率的：
he'd been upfront about his intentions.
他对自己的意图始终很坦诚。
2
- attrib.(of a payment) made in advance（报酬）预付的, 先期的。
3
- chiefly US at the front or the most prominent position〈主美〉在最前（或最突出）位置的：
a literary weekly with an upfront section modelled on the New Yorker.
一份文学周刊其醒目位置栏目仿自《纽约客》。